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AI Warfare! Killer Robots! Jim Carrey Clones?! With Van Lathan
About this episode
Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker welcome Higher Learning’s Van Lathan for a grab bag of an episode that covers everything from killer robots to cloning your pets. Buckle up!
In this episode:
(2:45) Anthropic AI
(12:42) A communist streak
(19:38) 'Project Hail Mary'
(33:25) Starting five killer robots
(42:24) Jim Carrey replicant?
(54:31) The LUSID score
(57:04) The Doomscroll: Missing general, Bohemian Grove, and Rachel Dolezal
Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker
Guest: Van Lathan
Producers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, and Justin Sayles
Art direction: David Shoemaker
Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton
Engineering: Sarah Reddy
Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff
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